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that posed a problem for us. the clouds produced lake effect rain showers along slick's lake front not enough to be an inconvenience but a bit of an aggravation. time lapse cameras showed a lot of clouds across the area this morning. we did see some breaks in clouds particularly in some of the far west and northwestern suburbs so it wasn't a complete overcast. the clouds tended to linger through the downtown area and into some of the southern suburbs as the day wore on we began to see some of the clouds break over the city. maybe a similar situation tomorrow. it looks at the moment we'll see cloudiness off on on tonight and probably at least half of the day tomorrow and that again is going to take a toll on temperatures. again our high today was up to 65 degrees, but frankly all of the big temperature news was taking mace out in the western states. downtown los angeles measured 113 degrees today, the hottest temperature ever measured in downtown la. the other side of the country had its problems too, but not with
that posed a problem for us. the clouds produced lake effect rain showers along slick's lake front not enough to be an inconvenience but a bit of an aggravation. time lapse cameras showed a lot of clouds across the area this morning. we did see some breaks in clouds particularly in some of the far west and northwestern suburbs so it wasn't a complete overcast. the clouds tended to linger through the downtown area and into some of the southern suburbs as the day wore on we began to see some of...
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then we canoe upstream to a helicopter that takes us to the conference. or we could book with hotels.com and stay closer. see, with welcomerewards, no matter where you accumulate 10 nights, you get a free one. huh. smarter. [ male announcer ] accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >>> the budweiser play of the game. you don't normally think about home runs this often in this ballpark. you saw three of them tonight. two from soriano. >> bob: good to see from him. finishing the season strong. >> len: budweiser with full flavor and a crisp finish. it's what we do. our next wgn broadcast of cubs baseball will be our final one saturday evening from minute maid park in houston. 6:00 central time. the cubs and the astros. carlos zambrano will make his final start of the season. we hope you join us. the final tonight the cubs 5, the padres 2. the giants held over. so san diego back in the west. from bob and our crew, len. stay tuned. wgn news is next. ♪ take matters in your own hands. keep that car running be
then we canoe upstream to a helicopter that takes us to the conference. or we could book with hotels.com and stay closer. see, with welcomerewards, no matter where you accumulate 10 nights, you get a free one. huh. smarter. [ male announcer ] accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >>> the budweiser play of the game. you don't normally think about home runs this often in this ballpark. you saw three of them tonight. two from soriano....
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today, it has been four years, four months and four days since my sweet little girl was taken from us. >> >> reporter: maya would have been eight today, but her life was cut short by a hit-and-run driver. >> it is hard for me to wrap my mind around how slowly and quickly time has passed. >> reporter: today, hundreds took to the intersection where maya was run over after leaving the zoo with her mother and brother. >> the intersection will always carry memories for us of how maya was killed, we want you to remember as you walk how our little granddaughter lived. loud and silly, loving and well loved. >> reporter: today's walk helped to raise money for a park bench that bears maya's name. money will be donated to children's memorial hospital where maya died. the driver that killed maya was eventually caught and sent to prison. her parents say they will continue to raise awareness of pedestrian safety so no other parent suffers the same painful loss. bob? >> thanks so much. >>> the wife of u.s. representative jessie jackson junior are she was mortified and in agony when her husband told
today, it has been four years, four months and four days since my sweet little girl was taken from us. >> >> reporter: maya would have been eight today, but her life was cut short by a hit-and-run driver. >> it is hard for me to wrap my mind around how slowly and quickly time has passed. >> reporter: today, hundreds took to the intersection where maya was run over after leaving the zoo with her mother and brother. >> the intersection will always carry memories for...
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he was arrested for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted use of an explosive device. these are serious charges, and authorities say he wanted to blow up willis tower and hurt the mayor, and more, all to prove a point. >> his attempt was to kill as many poem as he could in an area of town that was highly populated in a time of night that could create as much destruction as possible. >> reporter: a resident of lebanese decent, like twept somethings, his facebook page is filled with photos, and nothing to say about his plot to blow up citizens in wrigleyville. undercover agents set him up with explosive device, and it was a rock concert going on just a half a block away. >> everything from his perspective was working and ready to go. he set it for a 20 minute explosive period, set out on foot, dropped it into a receptacle and left and was arrested shortly thereafter. >> i was running down the side streets, didn't think much about it and went back it work johe wasn't skilled at carrying out such a scheme and who knew he had had bigger plans for destruction. his relatives
he was arrested for attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted use of an explosive device. these are serious charges, and authorities say he wanted to blow up willis tower and hurt the mayor, and more, all to prove a point. >> his attempt was to kill as many poem as he could in an area of town that was highly populated in a time of night that could create as much destruction as possible. >> reporter: a resident of lebanese decent, like twept somethings, his facebook...
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wgnaerin maenades joins us with more. >> reporter: today, we saw a lot of customers. scoping out the deals in advance. >> home depot is matching it with another 15% off. >> the rebound program translating into big business. susan mckenzie said the last rebate program nearly doubled their daily sales in hours. >> i expected it to be big. i did not expect it to be that big. >> reporter: the federal program encouraging people to go green is widely subsaysful. >> this is going to help save energy for our state and our country and reduce emissions and help our environment. it's also going to create jobs. >> reporter: the state has $3 million in rebates to dole out. when the money is gone, the deal is over. this last spring, the funds were gone in four hours. >> friday morning at 8:00 am is when it -- >> reporter: rosy and her husband say this time, they are shopping in advance. >> we come in there often, now that he said 30% off. we'll be in there. >> reporter: friday's rebate program starts friday at 8:00 am. kim anderson has been scoping out freezers for his new custard
wgnaerin maenades joins us with more. >> reporter: today, we saw a lot of customers. scoping out the deals in advance. >> home depot is matching it with another 15% off. >> the rebound program translating into big business. susan mckenzie said the last rebate program nearly doubled their daily sales in hours. >> i expected it to be big. i did not expect it to be that big. >> reporter: the federal program encouraging people to go green is widely subsaysful. >>...
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who is using atms to steal the money? tom negovan is at the wheeling police department today. [ no audio ] >> a lot of people ahead of me and some people behind me. >> reporter: rich valenzo one of a stream of people making a statement today with missing money and a fee charge. the person used his information at another bank. six other loams have been taken for the same. >> $500 was taking out of my checking account by a debit card in pasadena while i was having lunch. >> reporter: you heard her right. she was in chicago having lunch. it has been happening with residents of both wheeling and buffalo grove. it's the same complaint over and over again. police have a stackup. even they are blown away by the number of cases. >> what we are telling people is call your banks, let them know you're concerned about their doesn't cards. you want to make sure it hasn't been accessed. and then if that doesn't work, cash is the way to go. >> reporter: they do business at an array of different banks. amounts ranging from $100 to around
who is using atms to steal the money? tom negovan is at the wheeling police department today. [ no audio ] >> a lot of people ahead of me and some people behind me. >> reporter: rich valenzo one of a stream of people making a statement today with missing money and a fee charge. the person used his information at another bank. six other loams have been taken for the same. >> $500 was taking out of my checking account by a debit card in pasadena while i was having lunch....
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coach does a hell of a job keeping us on the same page keeping us going. that's what we did. >> reporter: the bears will need another good game on monday against the big rival the green bay packers. but is it the same rivalry that existed years ago? >> we as players actually don't think it's a big deal as it was back then. you know like in the 80s, maybe early 90s. i don't think it's that big of a rival with the players. i don't think the players are hating each other like the 80 bears, things like that. >> reporter: the packers beat the bears twice last year but both games were close. this game is a toss up. we'll see what happens. rich king, wgn news. >>> and by the way, we are involved in bears coverage on wciu. we'll have the pregame show and post game when it's over. packers and bears on the u. >>> i think ozzie and kenny will be back for the last year of the contract. ozzie talking loudly about wanting an extension which he probably won't get and kenny's tired of listening to it. this is what he told the tribune. i'm not planning on making a manageri
coach does a hell of a job keeping us on the same page keeping us going. that's what we did. >> reporter: the bears will need another good game on monday against the big rival the green bay packers. but is it the same rivalry that existed years ago? >> we as players actually don't think it's a big deal as it was back then. you know like in the 80s, maybe early 90s. i don't think it's that big of a rival with the players. i don't think the players are hating each other like the 80...
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and i just like the way god put us all together. >> reporter: northwestern memorial used a computer to put them together. but doctors there hope the program will grow. >> it's possible an exchange may involve people who are geographically remote. >> reporter: creating more opportunities for people with big hearts and a kidney to share to change a life. even long distance. julie unruh, wgn news. >>> still ahead: one on one with one of the leaders of the feminist movement. gloria steinem sitting down with us. >>> and trying to keep the dream alive. supporters regroup after this week's loss in congress. [ bubbles ] ooh... ÷÷úú [ male announcer ] the future of toilet bowl cleaning has never been brighter. ahh... [ male announcer ] thanks to scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaning gel. just stamp it in your bowl. its formula is flush-activated to prevent build up of lime scale and hard water that cause toilet rings. and it keeps working for up to six weeks. scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaning gel. the freshest way -- [ bubbles ] ooh... [ male announcer ] -- to keep a toilet clean. ahh... [ fema
and i just like the way god put us all together. >> reporter: northwestern memorial used a computer to put them together. but doctors there hope the program will grow. >> it's possible an exchange may involve people who are geographically remote. >> reporter: creating more opportunities for people with big hearts and a kidney to share to change a life. even long distance. julie unruh, wgn news. >>> still ahead: one on one with one of the leaders of the feminist...
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that's going to do it for us tonight. >> i'm jashgy banks. >> i'm robert jordan and from all of us, have a great night. >> -- i'm jackie banks. ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white-meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it. well, good for you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese in your grocer's freezer. we'll see about that. glade lasting impressions. two complementary fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh day after day. and not just for 30 days. um... okay. our longest-lasting plugins air freshener lasts for 60. well, that lasted longer than i thought. i knew it would. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. with plugins lasting impression
that's going to do it for us tonight. >> i'm jashgy banks. >> i'm robert jordan and from all of us, have a great night. >> -- i'm jackie banks. ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white-meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it. well, good for you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. should we order...
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here and how much water to use. we had to abstract what nature is. light and water is what nature relies on. >> reporter: the water will calm and create music. >> there are these two fountains. my background in music shaped how this garden is designed. and whole choreography is of different sounds of different kinds of water, both real and recorded. >> we have exclusive access to the children's hospital. we'll take you behind the walls and through the building to see the mammoth project to lure people to chicago for care. >> thank you. >>> real taste of fall weather coming our way. >> jim ramsey has details on the big drop when we come back. wow! it's even bigger than i thought. welcome to progressive. do you guys insure airstreams? yep. everything from travel trailers to mega motor homes. and when your rv is covered, so is your pet. perfect. who wants a picture with flo? i do! i do! do you mind? got to make sure this is -- oh. uh... okay. everybody say "awkward." protecting your family fun. now, that's progressive.
here and how much water to use. we had to abstract what nature is. light and water is what nature relies on. >> reporter: the water will calm and create music. >> there are these two fountains. my background in music shaped how this garden is designed. and whole choreography is of different sounds of different kinds of water, both real and recorded. >> we have exclusive access to the children's hospital. we'll take you behind the walls and through the building to see the...